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European Environment Agency reports solar and and wind is reducing fossil fuel dependency but clean energy capacity still not growing fast enough
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NY judge tosses Exxon challenge to climate change investigations, for now.
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Despite Trump’s rhetoric, US energy industry stronger than ever.
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President Trump speaks before signing the Energy Independence Executive Order at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington,...
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Switch from nuclear to coal-fired power linked to low birth weight in US region.
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Study reveals fall in birth weight in areas of the Tennessee Valley which had greatest boom in coal-fired power plant activity following nuclear closures
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Coal-reliant tribes ponder a future without their power plant.
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